Unit 5 Music
Reading THE BAND THAT WASN'T 并非乐队的乐队
Have you ever wanted to be part of a band as a famous singer or musician?
你曾经想过要成为一个乐队里有名的歌手或音乐家吗？
Have you ever dreamed of playing in front of thousands of people at a concert,
你是否曾梦想过在音乐会上面对成千上万的观众演唱，
at which everyone is clapping and appreciating your music? Do you sing
观众欣赏你的歌唱为你鼓掌吗？
karaoke and pretend you are a famous singer like Song Zuying or Liu Huan?
你唱卡拉OK时是否假装自己就是像宋祖英或刘欢一样著名的歌星吗？
To be honest, a lot of people attach great importance to becoming rich and
说实在的，很多人把名和利看得很重。
famous. But just how do people form a band?
那么，人们又是怎样一起组成乐队的呢？
Many musicians meet and form a band becau they like to write and play
许多音乐家聚在一起组成乐队，是因为他们喜欢自己作曲，
their own music. They may start as a group of high-school students, for whom
演奏自己的音乐。他们开始可能是一组中学生，
practicing their music in someone's hou is the first step to fame. Sometimes
在某个人家里排练音乐是成名的第一步。 有时
they may play to pasrs-by in the street or subway so that they can earn
他们可能在街上或地铁里为过路人演奏， 这样他们可以
some extra money for themlves or to pay for their instruments. Later they
为自己或自己要买的乐器多挣一些钱。 后来，
may give performances in pubs or clubs, for which they are paid in cash. Of
他们可能在酒吧或者俱乐部里演出， 这样他们可以得到现金。
cour they hope to make records in a studio and ll millions of copies
当然，他们希望在录音棚里录音，然后卖掉上百万张碟，
to become millionaires!
从而成为百万富。
However, there was one band that started in a different way. It was called
然而，也有一个用不同方式组建起来的乐队。这支乐队叫门基乐队，
the Monkees and began as a TV show. The musicians were to play jokes on
它开始时是以电视节目表演的形式出现的。组成乐队的音乐人演奏音乐，
each other as well as play music, most of which was bad looly on the
还彼此打趣逗笑。 这些（玩笑和音乐）大多都在模仿甲壳虫乐队。
Beatles. The TV organizers had planned to find four musicians who could act
电视制作人原计划想寻找四位会唱又会表演的乐手。
as well as sing. They put an advertiment in a newspaper looking for rock
他们在报纸上登了一则广告，想寻找摇滚乐手，
musicians, but they could only find one who was good enough.
但他们只招到一个满意的。
They had to u actors for the other three members of the band.
乐队的其他三人只能用演员来代替。
As some of the actors could not sing well enough, they had to rely on
因为这些演员中有些人唱得不是很好，他们不得不依靠队里的
other musicians to help them. So during the broadcasts they just pretended to
其他人帮助， 所以在演出的时候他们只是假唱，
sing. Anyhow their performances were humorous enough to be copied by
不管怎样他们的表演非常幽默以至于其他的乐队也开始模仿，
other groups. They were so popular that their fans formed clubs in order to get
他们非常走红使得歌迷们为了更加熟悉他们而成立了俱乐部，
more familiar with them. Each week on TV, the Monkees would play and sing
门基乐队每个星期都要在电视上演唱
songs written by other musicians. However, after a year or so in which they
（=when）
由别的音乐家创作的歌曲， 然而经过大约一年以后，
became more rious about their work, the Monkees started to play and sing
门基乐队逐渐对自己的工作认真起来，
their own songs like a real band. Then they produced their own records and
他们开始像一支真正的乐队那样演唱自己创作的歌曲，然后录制自己的唱片，
started touring and playing their own music. In the USA they became even
并且开始巡回表演他们自己的音乐， 在美国他们甚至比甲壳虫乐队
more popular than the Beatles and sold even more records. The band broke
还要受欢迎， 出售的录音专辑还要多。
up about 1970, but happily they reunited in the mid-1980s.
门基乐队大约在1970年左右解散，但是令人高兴的是，80年代中期他们再聚首，
They produced a new record in 1996, with which they celebrated their former
1996年他们推出了一张新的专辑像真正的乐队一样以此来庆祝他们以往的时光。
time as a real band.
Reading B FREDDY THE FRPG（Ⅱ）青蛙弗雷迪
Not long after Freddy and the band became famous, they visited Britain
在弗雷迪和乐队成名不久后,他们去英国旅游,
on a brief tour. Fans showed their devotion by waiting for hours to get tickets
年轻人都跑来看他们. 歌迷们为了买到他们演唱会的票等了几小时.
for their concerts. Freddy was now quite confident when he want into a concert
现在当弗雷迪一走进礼堂时就觉得很自信,
hall. He enjoyed singing and the congratulations afterwards! His most exciting
他爱好唱歌及接下来的喝彩！
invitation was to perform on a TV programme called“Top of the Pops.”He had
他最激动的一次邀请是在一个叫“风行之颠”的节目里唱歌.
to go to London, wear an expensive suit and give a performance to a TV
那时他要去伦敦,穿贵西服在摄影机前表演.
camera. It felt very strange. But as soon as the programme was over, the
